Web Content Viewer (JSR 286)

Web Content Viewer (JSR 286)

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety in conjunction with the department's Food Safety and Inspection Service is sponsoring a public meeting to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items, and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 36th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will be held in Rome, Italy July 1-5, 2013.

The public meeting will be held June 18, 2013, from 1 to 4 p.m. at USDA headquarters, The Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250.

Documents and agenda items related to the 36th Session of the CAC will be accessible at the Codex website at: www.codexalimentarius.org. To join the public meeting by conference call, dial 1 (888) 858-2144 and use participant code: 6208658.

During the meeting, the committee will discuss:

Election of Chairperson and Vice Chair

Strategic planning for the CAC

Amendments to Codex standards and related texts

Appointment of regional coordinators

Matters referred to CAC by Codex committees and task forces

Matters of interest arising from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) and other international organizations

Codex was established in 1963 by FAO/WHO. Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade through adoption of food standards, codes of practice and other guidelines developed by its committees, and by promoting their adoption and implementation by governments.